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'Smoke School' sends eyes to the sky to read industrial plumes

'Smoke School' sends eyes to the sky to read industrial plumes

Penn State's Visible Emissions Training Program is held twice a year at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. 'Smoke School,' as it's known, teaches participants from across Pennsylvania how to read the opacity of smoke that billows out of smokestacks, as required by federal and state environmental standards.